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Bay link Manufacturing offers green Bay students real-World
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Manufacturing Job experience

true Bay Link experience.” will be a great learning tool for our students,”
Since returning to in-person learning, Belongia said. “Companies typically like to
Bay Link Manufacturing students have been have their part numbers engraved directly on
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working on completing orders for metal garden the part, and this piece of machinery will allow
stakes. Sales of the garden stakes help support us to do that for our customers.”
the program. Belongia expects to produce Belongia expects to be busy with proj-
approximately 500 stakes, earning $1,500 to ects for customers for the rest of the 2020-21
be used for program equipment, materials and school year and hopes to connect with more
student scholarships. local companies to show them what Bay Link
Based on how well the Bay Link Manu- Manufacturing has to offer. “Sometimes
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facturing business does each year, students when company representatives tour our shop,
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are eligible to receive a profit-sharing schol- they are surprised at the equipment capabili-
arship for their work in the program. “The ties, the machines we have, and the abilities
student scholarship component of Bay Link of our students to complete real-world work,”
really teaches our kids responsibility, and said Belongia. “Our shop contains quality
the cause and effect of a job well done,” said industrial equipment which allows us to
Belongia. produce products efficiently, accurately and at
In addition to the garden stakes, students a competitive cost.”
have been working on completing jobs for Students enrolled in Bay Link Manufac-
local companies. Students will also be build- turing® are typically prepared to attend a 2- or
ing metal brackets to attach new solar panels 4-year college to pursue education in the field
to the roof of a District school, Aldo Leopold of manufacturing and engineering, or may
Kristin Rozek and seniors at any Green Bay Area Public Community School. be prepared to enter the world of work in an
School & Community Relations Specialist School District school are eligible to apply for Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bay entry-level position. To learn more about Bay
Green Bay Area Public Schools entrance into the program. Students receive Link students built standing desks for students Link Manufacturing , visit gbaps.org/baylink-
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After a year of navigating virtual learn- high school credit as well as college credit at Edison Middle School. Bay Link students manufacturing. To contact the shop regarding
ing, Bay Link Manufacturing instructor Andy from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College had to do an abundance of research to deter- a business opportunity, email sales@baylink-
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Belongia and his students are excited to get (NWTC) upon completion of the program. mine the best design and height for the student mfg.org.
back to work. Bay Link Manufacturing is “I’m very excited that my students will desks. The desks will be delivered this school
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a manufacturing learning lab for students have the opportunity this semester to experi- year.
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located in Green Bay’s West High School. Bay ence the Bay Link Manufacturing program Belongia expressed his excitement for a www.gbaps.org
Link is equipped to complete projects for local in-person,” said Belongia. “Hands-on learn- new laser engraver purchased through grant (920) 448-2000
companies in the areas of industrial welding, ing, collaborating with classmates and funds for the West High School Technical
machine fabrication and metals. Juniors completing projects for local companies is the Education Department. “The laser engraver

Warhawk Manufacturing Continued from page 1

ture, and seasonal items. teach some of these real business skills.” said
They also plan, sched- Anthony Christian. Timelines, schedules, tech ed Coalition
ule, engineer, order routings, communication, and teamwork all
materials, provide cus- come into play in order to meet the demand. Being able to share ideas, expand
tomer service, package, “This has been a wonderful opportunity for skills, and compare curriculum is impor-
ship, and do all of the our students as they are learning things that tant as an educator. Anthony Christian
accounting for the busi- I cannot replicate or simulate in the class- from Arrowhead Union High School has
ness. They run as much room. They are experiencing it first-hand and helped organize four high schools to form
of the business as pos- working through the day-to-day challenges a a Tech Ed Coalition, a group of 4 neigh-
sible and are overseen business has.” boring high schools (Sussex-Hamilton,
by the instructors who Arrowhead’s administration has been Hartford, Slinger, and Arrowhead) that are
act as CEOs, mentors, very supportive by dedicating two tech ed similar in size and capabilities. “We are
and advisors. teachers to this course. Each instructor has just starting to form these working rela-
They also work their own expertise and are able to mentor and tionships with each other, every meeting
with business partners coach students to be successful employees has been valuable. Sharing curriculum,
to produce low-volume, as they tackle the projects presented to them. problem-solving, and brainstorming how
non-time-sensitive This aids in supervision as some students go to teach our students using best practices
parts. One of the stu- off-site, work in different labs and require has been valuable for us as educators.”
dents, Kyle, who is a machine training. That expert can work one on
students even has patents for their product. laser operator just completed his first order of one with them to get them up to speed so they
Check it out at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ 1000 parts for D&H. The part is a supplement can work independently.
JacksCampfire to their crosswalk panels that they produce. Warhawk Manufacturing Website:
Not only do they work for themselves, “We can’t thank them enough for providing https://warhawkmanufacturing.ecwid.com www.arrowheadschools.org
but they work for the student company as well. the opportunity to bid on a job, back-plan (262) 369-3612
They research, design, produce, market, and production, produce and meet deadlines, and
sell items such as garden art, outdoor furni- fulfill the order. Real work is the best way to